Interactive
7 Webby Award nominations for NFB/interactive
What do a bear, a parable on human language, a Northern reserve, and a brother in the army have in common?
Why, they're the subjects of the 4 NFB/interactive projects nominated for 2012 Webby Awards, of course!
The Webby Awards, which people sometimes refer to as...
Corner stores and the immigrant experience
How many times a week do you go to the corner store? You may pick up milk or a coffee, buy a case of beer or a lottery ticket, or take money out of the bank machine. Corner stores have replaced the old general...
Staycation Education!
* This is a guest post by Lindsay Wright, Manager, National Education Programs
School’s out but our films are still hard at work. The upcoming March break is the perfect time to check out some hidden gems on CAMPUS!
Get started by exploring one...
BARCODE.tv – NFB animator Theodore Ushev tells the story behind his favourite pen
* This post is a translation. Read the French original here.
BAR CODE hinges on the concept of “mining” everyday objects for the stories they harbour. Through the project’s website and iPhone app, explore the secret world of day-to-day items by watching the short...
NFB Interactive…A rich resource for students to explore
This post was written by guest blogger Carol Arcus, a former educator with the Toronto District School Board.
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Watching HIGHRISE, I am reminded of Marshall McLuhan, who warned us about the downside of the global village: “When the whole world moves in next door, everyone...
Introducing BLA BLA, a new interactive tale by Vincent Morisset
Many of you were charmed by BLA BLA when it was released last week. This “film for computer” explores the principles of communication through six chapters in the life of an endearing character.
I visited director Vincent Morisset in his studio yesterday afternoon to...
NFB/interactive and MIPTV
It's been a big week for us at MIPTV in Cannes, France, and while we've been releasing information in bits and pieces, I thought I'd take a moment to group all the news in one place.
What is MIPTV?
MIPTV (and likewise MIPCOM) is an industry...
4 interactive projects up for the 2011 FITC People’s Choice Awards
The 2011 FITC (Flash in the Can) Awards are coming up fast and this year the NFB has 4 interactive projects competing for prizes. It’s a People’s Choice Award, which means you decide the winner.
Our 4 projects are:
The Test Tube with David Suzuki (Experimental...
New online: Highrise relaunches to include your participation
The following is a guest post from Katerina Cizek, director of Highrise
On the heels of an Emmy nomination, the NFB's HIGHRISE project is proud to present a gentle reboot of our website.
HIGHRISE explores "the towers in the world, and the world in the...
This Land: a film and an interactive project to explore
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Today's featured film on NFB.ca is This Land. Because I happen to like the Arctic a lot (both in image and in person), I thought I'd encourage you to check it out. It's stunning. The 35-minute documentary, directed by Dianne Whelan, retraces an Arctic...
10 things to keep in mind for producing cross-platform media
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Last week we launched the interactive section of NFB.ca. A few of our projects, including Out My Window, have been getting a lot of good press and are generating some buzz.
Rob McLaughlin, head of our interactive team, has been speaking at conferences and festivals...
The NFB’s Highrise project unveils its new interactive web documentary, Out My Window
Note: This post was written by guest blogger and director Kat Cizek. It will also appear at the IDFA DocLab blog.
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Today we launch our major NFB HIGHRISE project, OUT MY WINDOW: Interactive Views from the Global Highrise.
Here it is. One of the world's first...
